The signing of Adam Keighran hasn't quite been made officially official by New Zealand Warriors, however the two-year deal for Keighran has been made known by multiple jokers.
As the NRL's coaching mayhem went through different levels of bonkers, it was hard not to hope that Kiwis coach Michael Maguire stayed out of the conversation.
The Aotearoa Kiwis tour of England got underway with a first up loss, in which the Kiwis dipped below the standards the laid down against Australia and England did what they do best.
After the good vibes of Aotearoa Kiwis win over Australia, we move into an intriguing series against England where the English most likely start as favourites to grab a series win.
Everyone was quietly going about their spring-time business, until some dramatic mainstream media went hunting for the clicks and rolled out the yarns about New Zealand Warriors 'set to dump Shaun Johnson'.
While the NRL takes a cheeky break, a trio of Aotearoa Warriors have made low key exits from Mt Smart with Wynnum Manly Seagulls announcing that they had signed Patrick Sipley, Junior Pauga and Matiu Love-Henry.
The emergence of the NRL Women's competition has popped the top off of women's rugby league in Aotearoa as an abundance of Kiwi Ferns and #KiwiNRL wahine took up opportunities with Australian clubs, as well as those with Aotearoa Warriors.
Where to begin in sussing out this Tonga vs Australia game? Oh, maybe actual footy and looking past all the fluff that now runs parallel to Tongan rugby league.
Being an Aotearoa Kiwis fan means that you are well acquainted with ever-changing halves combinations, let alone players with little NRL halves experience playing in the halves for Aotearoa.
And just like that; everyone loves kiwi rugby league. Aotearoa's Kiwis squeezed past Australia 26-24 to get their spring internationals window cracked open, filling everyone with good vibes and hope that the rise of the #KiwiNRL can be matched, enhanced by Aotearoa's national team.
After a quick squizz at the Aotearoa Kiwi Ferns team named by coach Kelvin Wright, I was left pondering how so much premier kiwi rugby league talent was squeezed into a team of 17.
Mad respect to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and the Watene whanau for nod to captain Aotearoa, however when you look past the captaincy funk and suss out the Aotearoa Kiwis team, as well as how they match up against Australia, there's many low key reasons to be optimistic as a Kiwis fan.
After Aotearoa Warriors ran through their best NRL season in a while, it's time for my annual geeze at how the Warriors are going about their recruitment and development antics.
Having named a Tonga wider squad last month, coach Kristian Woolf has cut it down to a squad of 19 for their Test against Australia.
Two of the less funky yarns from the past week with Aotearoa Warriors were Isaiah Papali'i extending his contract and Joseph Vuna apparently making it known that he's off on his Mormon mission next year.
Melbourne Storm were already in a position to maintain their status as a top-tier #KiwiNRL club and now, having locked Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jahrome Hughes and Kayleb Milne, the Storm have boosted their long-term #KiwiNRL stocks.
Every year, with every Junior Kiwis squad that takes on the Junior Kangaroos, it's my duty to scour the interwebs and introduce you to those who are worthy of selection in an Aotearoa Under 20s team.
Among an abundance of good Aotearoa Warriors news - from Nathan Cayless joining the coaching staff to Jazz Tevaga re-signing along with Isaiah Papali'i and Bunty Afoa extending their existing deals - Issac Luke has opted to stay at Mt Smart for another year.
If anyone out there thought that the player movement between Tonga and Aotearoa was a one-way street, the decision of Agnatius Paasi to slide into Aotearoa Kiwis camp instead of Tonga is an example of individuals making their own footy decisions.
Every time I take a moment to sit back and appreciate the vast changes that have taken place on the field and off the field at Mt Smart for Aotearoa Warriors, there's another piece of recruitment that tickles my fancy.